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Well with the demise of Microsoft's CEO I am being praised for seeing something as if I was the only one who could guess that the disease that had set in to one of the worlds largest sofware companies was somehting unusual.

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 23,
2013 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Chief Executive Officer
Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, upon the
completion of a process to choose his successor. In the meantime, Ballmer will
continue as CEO and will lead Microsoft through the next steps of its
transformation to a devices and services company that empowers people for the
activities they value most. “There is never a perfect time for
this type of transition, but now is the right time,” Ballmer said. “We have
embarked on a new strategy with a new organization and we have an amazing
Senior Leadership Team. My original thoughts on timing would have had my retirement
happen in the middle of our company’s transformation to a devices and servi…

Culture: An
obstacle to success for law firms?Reda
Bennani : Consultant The global
financial crisis that truly impacted every economy, made a lot of radical
changes in the way businesses operate and generate revenue. Those that
anticipated ever-demanding customer needs thrived despite competing in very
tough industries. Others however lagged far behind in terms of structuring a
business model that understands the realities of the global economy and
corporate clients’ behaviour. There is a
consensus that many big corporate law firms aren’t built to run like modern
businesses. The tough reality is that modern corporations are allocating fewer
resources to legal work, and establishing more strict measures to verify the
efficiency and productivity of the law firm engaged. This changing environment
has penalized law firms, which are already punished by their culture and
structure. The Partnership structure aims to look after the partners as the
ultimate financial goal. They have adopted comp…

Derek Giles: Timeframe Principal
Last week A colleague & I
attended Legaltech 2013 that was held in an old-looking , soon-to- be restored
Hilton in the heart of the big apple. It was quite different from the predicted
assumptions that we have elaborated throughout the years.

It is easy to get frustrated at
times by the gigantic number of vendors that dived into the ever-rewarding
e-discovery market, and this unjustified commercialization of the concept.
On the bright spot, several practice management systems were introduced to the
consultants and techies ….. just to keep things interesting. Some Exhibitors
showed great energy and marketed their products in a very attractive way, e.g.
Thomson Reuters stand presented a unified picture of the various applications, unlike
past years they seemed to be comfortable in their own skin. I firmly believe
that after several years of acquisitions, the company is now
linking together all the pieces to present the technology as an actual
solut…